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Sour Cream Almond Cake (Wedding Cake)

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If you like white wedding cake or white bakery birthday cakes, this is the recipe for you. It makes a dense and delicious white cake. Add buttercream frosting and enjoy! However, it’s also very flexible if you prefer chocolate or exotic flavors.

Ingredients

  • 1 box (18.25 Oz. Box) White Cake Mix
  • 1 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ¾ teaspoons Salt
  • 1-⅓ cup Water
  • ⅛ cups Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Real Vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 4 whole Egg Whites

Preparation

Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk.

Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes.

Pour into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full.

Bake in a preheated 325-degree oven until cake tests done. Baking time varies depending on the size of pans used.

For a chocolate cake, use a chocolate cake mix and substitue 3 whole eggs for the egg whites.

To add liqueur flavors, substitute alcohol (champagne, Kahlua, etc.) for 1 cup of the water.

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tifscatku on 5.10.2010

I loved this cake batter! I used it in two 9in round pans which took 35 minutes in my oven to bake. I substituted almond extract for more vanilla and added the zest of 3 small limes. I paired it with raspberry buttercream and toasted coconut. Thank you for this recipe, it’ll be a keeper for sure!

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kmiller799 on 1.25.2010

I make cakes on the side for a little extra dough and this is absolutely my go-to recipe. It is moist and delicious but also holds up extremely well under heavy fondant decorations. My most popular variation is Lemon Raspberry. I add lemon zest and lemon bakers emulsion to the batter and then pair with a whipped raspberry buttercream. Make this recipe, you won’t regret it!

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Anne McCoy on 1.24.2010

Wedding cake & buttercream frosting one of my biggest weaknesses. Good thing I don’t get invited to many weddings but here you’ve gone and done it!! Posting a scrumpious cake!! LOL Thanks for sharing and I’ll be sure to make for a special occasions.

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Mama Holli of Nobody Puts Mama In A Corner! on 1.14.2010

Sounds wonderful! I love an almond flavored cake!

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DCourtney on 8.21.2012

This is my favorite, favorite cake recipe! I was looking for this and hoping someone had posted! Thanks! I usually use a raspberry preserves filling for the middle layer as that makes a very yummy presentation!

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cookingreal on 3.23.2012

Fabulous – I was craving wedding cake and this was spot on!

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tanyahollas on 1.30.2012

I made this for my first wedding cake job this weekend… 50 cupcakes and a keeper cake for the bride & groom. It was delicious and got rave reviews! Thanks for sharing.

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Lolly on 9.6.2011

I dug out this old recipe that I also had from a few years ago and made it yesterday. I bought MacKays Lemon Curd
from my local store for the filling. It was a little compacted so I transferred to a bowl and mixed it up a bit and it went on very smoothly. I then made homemade fluffy white frosting. This cake is very moist and it turned out delicious. I forgot how tasty it was.

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rhondalp on 1.10.2011

This was delicious – thanks for sharing!

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